SS Jorge Escobeda #61
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/18/1976
SS JORGE ESCOBEDA #61 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
159 555 116 22 11 6 51 30 91 .209 .250 .321 22 1.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 55
Gap 55 55 55 75
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 40 40 40 45
Avoid K's 45 50 45 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 70 35
Errors: - 75 45
Arm: 20 65 50
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 70
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 40
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1976 LAB Win, 4-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/25/1976 LAB Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1976 LAB Win, 9-2 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 1
09/23/1976 DEN Win, 2-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1976 DEN Loss, 3-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1976 DEN Win, 3-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
09/19/1976 STL Win, 3-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
09/18/1976 STL Win, 3-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1976 STL Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/16/1976 @ LAB Loss, 1-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Escobeda puts in extra time at the gym.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:05/23/1952
Born in:Puerto Plata, PUE
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 0"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 28 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1975, 9th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 159 555 116 22 11 6 51 53 30 91 .209 .250 .321 .570 .258 .112 68
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 151 602 3 1 0 18 5 9 178 39 22 10 68.8 41.2 2.31 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   133 23 5 0 4 14 14 6 23 3 2 0 .173 .204 .301 .505
Versus Right   422 93 17 11 2 37 39 24 68 6 3 3 .220 .264 .327 .591
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   78 14 2 3 1 8 9 6 14 0 0 0 .179 .238 .321 .559
May   108 29 5 3 1 6 11 3 18 1 1 1 .269 .292 .398 .690
June   93 21 4 1 1 13 15 6 12 3 0 1 .226 .272 .323 .594
July   97 19 4 3 1 8 11 3 23 2 1 0 .196 .216 .330 .546
August   94 18 4 1 2 9 4 7 16 2 3 1 .191 .250 .319 .569
September   85 15 3 0 0 7 3 5 8 1 0 0 .176 .220 .212 .432
Spring Training   68 14 4 1 2 6 9 4 8 0 1 1 .206 .260 .382 .643
Last Year   61 13 2 0 1 9 3 7 9 2 0 0 .213 .286 .295 .581
Career   616 129 24 11 7 60 56 37 100 11 5 3 .209 .253 .318 .572
Home   266 60 14 6 2 23 25 14 41 4 3 0 .226 .261 .346 .606
Road   289 56 8 5 4 28 28 16 50 5 2 3 .194 .240 .298 .537
Grass   547 116 22 11 6 51 52 30 89 9 5 2 .212 .252 .325 .577
Turf   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .111 .000 .111
Day   330 67 14 6 3 26 27 17 46 4 1 1 .203 .241 .309 .551
Night   225 49 8 5 3 25 26 13 45 5 4 2 .218 .261 .338 .599
As Starter   550 115 22 10 6 51 52 29 91 9 5 3 .209 .249 .318 .567
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .600 .933
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Close/Late   130 31 5 3 3 13 15 7 24 3 1 0 .238 .271 .392 .664
Inning 1-3   172 30 10 3 1 9 19 7 26 2 4 2 .174 .213 .285 .498
Inning 4-6   199 46 6 5 2 26 17 11 32 4 0 1 .231 .270 .342 .611
Inning 7-9   169 34 5 3 2 13 14 9 30 3 1 0 .201 .238 .302 .539
Extra Innings   15 6 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 .400 .500 .667 1.167
0 Outs   183 48 8 3 2 15 36 9 31 3 5 2 .262 .299 .372 .671
1 Outs   171 33 8 5 1 16 8 7 30 6 0 0 .193 .217 .316 .533
2 Outs   201 35 6 3 3 20 9 14 30 0 0 1 .174 .231 .279 .510
Scoring Position   134 25 5 4 1 39 13 10 21 9 5 1 .187 .234 .306 .540
Bases Empty   309 66 11 5 4 4 27 14 49 0 0 2 .214 .252 .320 .573
Runner on 1st   112 25 6 2 1 8 13 6 21 0 0 0 .223 .263 .339 .602
Runner on 2nd   42 7 2 1 1 7 3 3 12 0 3 0 .167 .222 .333 .556
Runner on 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .182 .231 .182 .413
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 8 1 2 0 6 6 1 2 0 1 0 .216 .237 .351 .588
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 1 1 0 0 4 1 4 2 3 0 0 .062 .217 .125 .342
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 3 0 0 .200 .154 .200 .354
Bases Loaded   18 5 1 1 0 13 3 2 2 2 0 0 .278 .318 .444 .763
Two Strikes   209 33 8 4 0 17 12 12 91 4 0 0 .158 .200 .234 .434
First Pitch   114 19 4 1 1 7 10 1 0 2 3 1 .167 .178 .246 .424
Count 0-1   61 10 2 1 1 4 7 0 0 1 1 1 .164 .175 .279 .453
Count 0-2   39 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 19 2 0 0 .103 .098 .103 .200
Count 1-0   63 26 1 5 3 16 15 0 0 0 0 1 .413 .422 .730 1.152
Count 1-1   54 12 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 .222 .218 .296 .514
Count 1-2   69 9 3 2 0 8 4 0 29 1 0 0 .130 .129 .232 .360
Count 2-0   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 2-1   30 9 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .290 .433 .724
Count 2-2   62 12 3 2 0 4 4 0 29 1 0 0 .194 .190 .306 .497
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   15 6 2 0 0 2 3 13 0 0 0 0 .400 .679 .533 1.212
Full Count   39 8 2 0 0 3 2 12 14 0 0 0 .205 .392 .256 .649
Behind in Count   169 23 5 3 1 14 13 0 48 4 1 1 .136 .138 .219 .357
Ahead in Count   117 42 4 5 4 22 22 17 0 1 0 1 .359 .441 .581 1.022
Batting 2nd   93 25 7 2 3 14 13 3 14 1 2 0 .269 .289 .484 .773
Batting 4th   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   24 3 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 .125 .120 .333 .453
Batting 6th   83 14 2 1 0 8 7 7 13 2 1 0 .169 .228 .217 .445
Batting 7th   306 66 11 5 2 20 27 13 57 4 2 3 .216 .252 .304 .555
Batting 8th   40 7 0 2 0 7 3 6 4 1 0 0 .175 .277 .275 .552
Batting 9th   5 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .600 .933
Low Leverage   234 48 9 4 1 10 10 10 30 1 0 0 .205 .237 .291 .527
Medium Leverage   216 43 8 4 4 18 29 12 44 2 3 3 .199 .249 .329 .578
High Leverage   101 24 5 3 1 23 14 8 16 6 2 0 .238 .278 .376 .654
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1975 St. Louis - MLB 23 20 61 13 2 0 1 9 3 7 0 2 9 2 2 .213 .286 .295 .581 68 72 0.0
1976 San Diego - MLB 24 159 555 116 22 11 6 51 53 30 3 9 91 22 10 .209 .250 .321 .570 65 68 1.7
Total MLB 179 616 129 24 11 7 60 56 37 3 11 100 24 12 .209 .253 .318 .572 65 68 1.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1975 Total - 23 57 233 73 22 11 11 44 62 40 11 0 41 30 11 .313 .437 .644 1.080 100 100 4.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1975 St. Louis - MLB SS 20 19 29 63 11 96 4 .958 172.2 4.80 +0.3 1.056
1976 San Diego - MLB 2B 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.3 1.032
1976 San Diego - MLB SS 153 150 245 511 83 781 25 .968 1291.2 5.27 +7.1 1.021
TOTAL 2B 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.3 1.032
TOTAL SS 173 169 274 574 94 877 29 .967 1464.1 5.21 +7.4 1.025
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1975 Drafted in the 1975 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick) by the St. Louis Explorers, out of college Auburn
10/30/1975 Named the #98 prospect in the MLB
11/18/1975 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 40 (50).
02/23/1976 Was traded by the St. Louis Explorers to the San Diego Captains, along with a 2nd round draft pick, in exchange for LF Randy Barnes and SS Tom Row.
04/05/1976 Successfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the San Diego Captains development complex.
04/06/1976 Named the #64 prospect in the MLB
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1976 151 9
Year 3B Rank
1976 11 3
Year SF Rank
1976 9 6
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